Modelled on "Number One," the battered Stratocaster Stevie Ray Vaughan played through his career, built new in the USA. The details are his: an engraved SRV pickguard, gold-plated hardware, a pau ferro fingerboard and a tremolo mounted in reverse, as on his original.
The neck is the big talking point. A thick "Oval" profile with a 12" radius and narrow tall frets, so there is plenty of wood in the hand and the flatter board lets you dig in on bends without notes choking. Three Custom Shop Texas Special single-coils sit on five-way switching, with the tone controls on the neck and middle pickups. It comes strung with .010s, in a vintage-style tweed case.
His brother's guitar, the Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Strat, is the obvious companion, with a soft "V" maple neck and a hotter bridge pickup. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster is another blues player's Stratocaster worth comparing. The SRV comes in 3-Color Sunburst.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Gloss Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black with Engraved SRV
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Shape: Thick "Oval"
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
Position Inlays: Ivory Dot
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Narrow Tall
Truss Rod: Vintage-Style Butt Adjust
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Texas Special Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish: Gold-Plated
Tuning Machines: 6-in-Line American Vintage
Tremolo Arm: American Vintage
Control Knobs: White Plastic
Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Strings: Fender USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
CASE
Case: Vintage-Style Tweed Case